Meet The Makers

  • Best in Show: First-Generation Family Farm Rustic Roots is MN Garlic Festival Winner

    The Olberdings bought a neglected piece of farmland in Alexandria. Removing the decaying farm equipment and taking care of the land itself allowed them to establish their award-winning garlic crop.

  • Recrafting Premium Cocktails: Dapper Barons Develops Local Low Carb Liqueurs

    Have you heard the one about two Michiganders who move to Minnesota, embrace low sugar diets, and found a premium liqueur company in the midst of a pandemic? Read on to meet Ryan Boudreau of Edina and Jeff Roslund of Eagan, the founders of Eagan-based Dapper Barons—Low Sugar Premium Liqueurs.

  • Gallery 24: Artist-Led Gallery Engages with its Rochester Community

    Gallery 24 is a non-profit collaborative space run by more than two dozen local artists from Rochester and the surrounding communities. Located at 120 Elton Hills Dr. NW, the gallery is open six days a week. When you visit in store, the volunteers you meet are the same people who have created everything on display.

  • Sweet release: Fiddlesticks Bakery makes gluten free taste so good

    Jenny Casper relaunched Fiddlesticks Bakery, her Eagan cottage bakery, in the fall of 2023 with gluten-free celiac-friendly cinnamon rolls.